the short version: my computer is in a working state now. should be business as usual from now on

the long version: i'm using my 14 year old laptop since my previous one stopped working. but in its original state, it was very laggy, to the point i couldn't draw on it. me and my gf initially thought it just needed more ram, but the ram was already maxxed out. so, we decided to get an ssd in hopes that'd make it faster

getting a new hard drive means having to reinstall the operating system. i had 2 options: windows 11 or linux. windows 11 is extremely bloated and from what i've heard, doesn't run well on older hardware (the laptop was running windows 7, so i wasn't sure if 11 would work). i was initially afraid that getting linux would be a difficult adjustment, but i learned that there were plenty of user-friendly distros out there. so, linux it was.

the ssd came, i decided on the distro i wanted, and my gf tried to install it... but it wouldn't work. thankfully, one of our tumblr mutuals was kind enough to help us troubleshoot. since it's such an old computer, it wasn't easy. we worked for several hours for several days. and FINALLY, my gf got it to work last night

so yah. now all i need to do is set up wine and medibang and i should be back to drawing ! thanks for everyone's patience :3

my main laptop won't charge anymore. i found my old 14yo one; it works pretty well and is a good temporary solution until i can get a new one. but it needs more ram. in its current state, it's too laggy for me to draw on.

i'll buy the ram on friday cuz that's when my gf gets paid, and it'll probably take 3-5 business days to get here. so it'll probably be fixed around next week. i'll make sure to post an update when that happens. i'll still be accepting commissions in the meantime, i just won't be able to actually start working on them until i upgrade my ram

writing commissions won't be affected by this. i can still write just fine.

just wanted to give everyone a heads up in case anyone was thinking abt commissioning me !

i'm going to be on art fight this year ! https://artfight.net/~breakupcountry

made a website for my commissions ! https://kittydeer.carrd.co

i'm on revospring now ! u can ask me questions ! https://revospring.net/@kittydeer

i accidentally put my tumblr wrong in my bio, and i didn't notice it until NOW >___> anyway... i fixed it.

since patreon is refusing to email me back i've set up a ko-fi. u can subscribe monthly or tip me to get exclusive content, as well as commission me thru there. me and my gf are trying to save up for a place so anything is appreciated. https://ko-fi.com/kittydeer